Mixed Shapes Carnelian Strand Coral & Amber 30 11mmx11mm beads per strand

30 11mmx11mm beads per strand

Short tubes

Antique hand-carved ivory Ojime bead from Japan

A gorgeous strand of "antique yellow" with black stripes Eja (or Aja) beads

A few other kinds of Euro-glass beads tossed in for good measure

Mixed Shapes Carnelian Strand Coral & Amber 30 11mmx11mm beads per strand28" strand of tabular, cylindrical, round, and bear claw shaped carnelian stone, finely cut and drilled in Idar Oberstein, Germany, and traded in Mali, West Africa in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Tabular are 32mm diameter x 6mm thick; Cylinders are 17mm diameter x 36mm tall; 2 20mm diameter round beads, 2 34mm tall x 5mm thick bear claws in the center. This is an excellent example of German Idar Oberstein stone cutting, material mined in Brazil.